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A Pennsylvania appellate court on Thursday said a workers compensation judge erred in ruling that a worker injured in 2006 had the burden to show that his ongoing medical issues were connected to the workplace accident.

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa said Thursday it has acquired Global Ag Insurance Services LLC from commercial and specialty insurer Axa XL, a unit of Axa SA.

Aon PLC Thursday named Uri Dallal New York City market leader.

A Florida appellate court on Wednesday reversed a decision granting summary judgment to a contractor who was sued by a worker who alleges he was injured during a fall while he was securing a tarp to the roof of a two-story residence in preparation for an insurance inspection.

Could doggy car seats in cars be the next leash in terms of laws requiring them? That was the focus of a recent survey commissioned by Erie Insurance and conducted online by The Harris Poll.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday overturned a logistics company’s win against a Chubb Ltd. unit over damage to a pallet of rheumatoid arthritis medication while being loaded onto a plane in Dublin.

An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission administrative law judge Wednesday dismissed three citations and a total penalty of $148,137 against the U.S. Postal Service, saying alleged violations at a mail-sorting facility in Portland, Oregon, were unproven.

Emperion, a Wayne, Pennsylvania-based company offering independent medical examination services in workers compensation claims, announced Wednesday that it has taken on all IME, peer review and independent review organization services from Enlyte LLC.

Shares of Moderna fell 4% on Wednesday after a U.S. judge issued an order that strengthened Arbutus’ arguments in a patent infringement lawsuit related to Moderna’s blockbuster COVID-19 vaccines.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday it cited a Texas modular home manufacturer for more than two dozen safety violations following an inspection in October.

Prince and Metallica set the stage for a high-powered Off Beats lineup for March.

Norwegian car shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen estimates a $5 million to $10 million hit to core earnings from last week’s Baltimore bridge collapse and expects the key ship channel to be closed for weeks, it said on Wednesday.

American International Group Inc. and a number of its subsidiaries on Tuesday sued three former executives who recently launched an excess and surplus lines holding company, saying they unlawfully used proprietary information to start the business.

Brown & Brown Inc., a Daytona Beach, Florida-based commercial insurance brokerage, said Wednesday it has acquired the assets of Chapp Inc. and Citrus Insurance Services Inc., combined agencies specializing in agricultural risk placement.

The estate of the late comedian George Carlin is getting the last laugh on artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board said Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials’ emails last year was “preventable,” faulting technology giant Microsoft Corp. for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.

Pricing was favorable for U.S. insurers renewing reinsurance coverages on April 1, as some took the opportunity to purchase significantly higher limits amid adequate capacity, according to a report released Wednesday by Aon PLC.